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California State University Office of the Chancellor

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4.08/20/2025

Always fair, encouraging, and motivating.

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Deborah Fraser is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at California State University, Long Beach, part of the California State University system overseen by the Office of the Chancellor. She earned her BSc in Cellular and Molecular Pathology from the University of Bristol in England and her PhD in molecular medicine from the University of Wales College of Medicine in Cardiff, Wales. Joining the CSULB faculty in 2011, she earned tenure in 2017 and has developed a robust research program centered on immunology and the molecular mechanisms of inflammatory diseases, with a particular emphasis on atherosclerosis. The Fraser Lab examines the functions of the innate immune protein C1q in modulating macrophage phenotypes and responses, including promotion of anti-inflammatory M2 polarization, enhancement of foam cell formation and survival, transcriptome alterations, inflammasome and autophagy regulation, lipid metabolism, and chemotaxis. Her work seeks to identify novel therapeutic targets for cardiovascular and inflammatory conditions.